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VISE. v No. 288,438. Patented Nov. 13, 1888;

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JOHN \V. HF'DSOX, OF \VELLIT .iTUfi, ILLlNOIS,.ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HENRY \V. NORTEN, OF SAME PLA( VISE.

SPECIFICATION forming part t Letters Patent No. 288,438, dated November 13, 1883.

Application filed October 10, 1683. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Join: W. HUDSON, aeitizen of the United States, residing at WVellington, in the county of Iroquois and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Vises and I do doclare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- act description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, rel'erence being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

I 5' My invention relates to Vises adapted for service on \vork-bmiehes and the like; and the novelty consists in the construction, adaptation, andarrangement of parts, aswill be more fully hereinafter set forth, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

The object of my invention is to provide an adjustable vise which shall not only swivel ,and thus be capable of having its jaws disposed at such angles with respect to the bench that all shapes of work held by thevise may be seen rel y held in such manner in relation to the workman as to be conveniently operated upon,but shall also have means for conveniently adjusting one j aw in relation to the other, so that the jaws may embrace. irregular forms. Theinvelr tion also contemplates novel means foriseeuring the vise to the bench. j

The invention consists in mounting the mai ['1 leg of the vise pivotallyin swivel frames both above and below,which frames are connected with the bench; i npivotall ymountin g theshortor leg upon a shoulder of the main leg, so that it shall be capable of oscillating and being adjusted at desired locations at will, and in other of; Fig. .l, a top plan viewof the swivel plate and. frame which are. wedged to the main leg, taken through the linear, Fig.1; Fig. 4, atop plan view of the bench-plate with the swivelplate and wedge lranie in position, taken tl'n'ough the line l l, l ig. I; Fig. 5, a seelionol' the lower portion of the shorter leg and its means for adjustment and locking; Fig. 6, a detail View of the jaws arranged at an angle to each other; Fig. 7, a perspective view of the lockingplate, and Fig. 8 a cross'soetion through the line w :0 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, in which similar letters of reference indicate like parts in all the figures, A designates the bench-top, and A the standard thereof.

Secured upon the standard at b is a swivelframe, B, in which is stopped the lowcrend of the main leg 0.

Secured upon top of the bench is a l'rame,D,' inthe lower arm, (I, of which is a series ot'holes, d, arranged equidistant from the pivot nofthe locking-plate 1*). These ho'les d correspond in location with a similar series of holes, 0, in the I plate E, and the nppc arm, (1, ol' the plate or frame 1) has two or more holes, d5, through which a pin may be insertedto lock the plate 1*] in any desired location. The plate E has an arm, E, which extends outwardly from the bench, and it is embraced bya strap, 1 This strap 15 also embraces the upper portion of the leg 0 and the upperarmof the spring G, which serves to th row t hejaws apart, and these partsthat is to say, the arm E of th plate 1* the leg (,and spring Gare held together by the So wedges g without puncturing or otherwise weakening any of the parts. By this means of securing these said parts together they may readily be taken apart and replaced at will.

Formed with or rigidly secured to the leg,O

an arm or shoulder, H, in which is stepped the lower end of the short leg I. This leg I has aeylimlrieal portion, v7, and apolygonal per tion, i. A locking-plate, J, having apoly onal aperture to correspond with the portion 2" 9d of the leg 1', ishung upon said leg above the arm H, and when this plate J is elevated un its central. aperture is opposite the cylindrieal portion i of the leg I the saidleg-may beoscil lat-ed upon its bearings. \Vhen, however, the 5 polygonal portions of each are engagedfithe flanges j embrace three sides of the arm lhand' the leg I. is .lrmlylockcd in its desired adjilst ment. I

The jaws g of thespring (i are polygonahto 10a correspond with the form of the leg I whereihe spring'jaws impinge, and by this construction the said spring bears from the outside and forces theleg I outward squarely, whatever may. be its position in relation to the leg 0; The elampingjaw of the leg 0 is designated by the letter M, and that of the leg I by the letter N, The jaws areprovided with the ordinary screw and socket; but in order to allow the free oseillation of the leg I, the hole I,through which the screw-arm passes, is elongated laterally, as shown in Fig. 2. I

Modificationsin details of constrnction may he made without departing from the principle or sacrificing the advantages of my invention, the essential features of which have been fully shown and explained.

Having thus described the inventiomwllatl claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent .of the United States, is v 1. In an ad j nstable vise, and in combination with the main leg G thereof, the swivelframe B, frame D, lockingplate E, connections be tween the said plate and leg, and a loeking' pm, as set forth.

.9 zssams 2. The frame D, having arms d d, perforated as shown, the locking-plate E, having perfo- 25" ration's eand pivot e, the strap F, embracing the arm E, the wedges g 9, combined with said leg-G, and spring G, as andfor the purposes set forth.

3. The leg I, having cplindriealportio i 'i, o

I and operating as set forth. 40

In testimony where f I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HUDSON.

' JOHN V.

Witnesses;

FRED OCHS'MA-N, J. D. ROTHGEB. 

